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Table 4 Diagnostic accuracy when one of the combinations of shoulder clinical examination tests utilised to diagnose labral tears, as verified by arthroscopy, is positive during clinical examination, in recreational athletes.

From: Clinical and arthroscopic findings in recreationally active patients

Clinical Tests

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Likelihood ratio

Over-all accuracy (%)

Jobe's + O'Brien's

94.74

14.67

21.95

91.67

1.11

30.85

Jobes + Palm-up + O'Brien's

94.74

13.16

21.43

90.91

1.09

29.47

Palm-up + O'Brien's

84.21

29.87

22.86

88.46

1.20

40.63

Palm-up + Jobes

78.95

33.33

21.74

87.10

1.18

42.00